伴随

伴隨

bànsuí

verb HSK 6 #7,040

Meanings

1 to accompany; to go along with
2 to be accompanied by

Characters

companion; to accompany

to follow; to go along

Literally 'companion-follow' - to travel alongside.

Examples

HSK 4

音乐伴随了她的整个童年。

Yīnyuè bànsuí le tā de zhěnggè tóngnián.

Music accompanied her throughout her entire childhood.

HSK 6

成功往往伴随着艰辛。

Chénggōng wǎngwǎng bànsuí zhe jiānxīn.

Success is often accompanied by hardship.

Tips

usage

伴随 is more formal and literary than 陪 (péi). Use 陪 for people keeping each other company; use 伴随 for abstract things (challenges, risks, memories) that come along with something else.

Stroke Order

伴 bàn

随 suí